Battery cable terminal



June 23, 1959 DE VQE BATTERY CABLE TERMINAL Filed May 29, 1957 Amruqs INVENTOR.

George Del 0e.

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United States Patent BA'I'IERY CABLE TERMINAL George De Voe, Newaygo, Mich.

Application May 29, 1957, Serial No. 662,448

2 Claims. (Cl. 339-225) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in storage battery cable terminals or connectors and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character which may be expeditiously applied to a battery post and removed therefrom without the necessity of using pliers, wrenches or other tools.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a battery cable terminal of the character described which will prevent corrosion.

Still another important object of the invention is to provide a battery cable terminal of the aforementioned character comprising novel means for positively anchoring said terminal to the battery post.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a battery cable terminal or connector of the characters set forth which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, compact, of light weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view, showing a battery cable terminal embodying the present invention in use;

Figure 2 is a view in vertical longitudinal section, taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view in horizontal section through the device; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the clamp, showing the resilient expansion spring separated from the jaws.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises an aluminum clamp which is designated generally by reference character 5. The clamp 5 is adapted to be removably mounted on one of the usual tapered posts '6 of a storage battery 7 for connecting a conductor cable 8 thereto.

The clamp 5 includes a pair of substantially semicircular aluminum jaws 9 for the reception of the post 6 therebetween, said jaws conforming to the taper of said post. As shown to advantage in Figure 3 of the drawing, the jaws 9 are pivotally connected at one end by a substantially C-shaped expansion hinge 10. The end portions of the resilient hinge 10 are apertured to 2,892,179 Patented June 23, 1959 "ice accommodate countersunk pins or rivets 11 for securing said hinge to the jaws 9. On the inner ends thereof the pins or rivets 11 comprise conical heads 12 adapted to bite into the post 6. Fixed on the free end portions of the jaws 9 is a pair of divergent arms or levers 13 of substantially semi-circular cross-section. The arms or levers 13 taper slightly toward their free or outer ends. Mounted on one end of the conductor cable 8 and projecting longitudinally therefrom is a sleeve or socket 14 for the reception of the arms or levers 13 for securing the jaws 9 in closed position on the battery post 6.

It is thought that the use of the invention will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the sleeve or socket 14 is mounted on a conducted cable 8. Through the medium of the handles or levers 13 the jaws 9 are closed on the post 6, the conical heads of the pins or rivets 11 biting into said post for positively anchoring the clamp thereon. It will thus be seen that the elements 11 perform the dual functions of securing the resilient hinge 10 to the jaws 9 and anchoring said jaws to the post. When the jaws are thus closed on the post the handles or levers 13 are brought substantially into parallelism in edge abutting engagement and the sleeve or socket 14 is slipped thereon thus securing the clamp in closed position and connecting the conductor 8 to the battery. Of course, to remove the terminal from the post the foregoing procedure is substantially reversed. The resilient hinge 10 yieldingly urges the jaws 9 toward open position at all times.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. Means for detachably connecting a conductor cable to a storage battery post comprising: a clamp for mounting on the post, said clamp including a pair of substantially semi-circular jaws for the reception of the post therebetween, a substantially C-shaped expansion spring hingedly connecting the jaws at one end, a pair of operating levers on the free end portions of the jaws, and a sleeve connected to the cable and slidable on the levers for securing the jaws in closed position on the post and connecting said cable to the clamp.

2. A battery cable terminal comprising: a clamp for mounting on a battery post, said clamp including a pair of substantially semi-circular jaws for the reception of the post therebetween, a substantially C-shaped expansion spring hingedly connecting the jaws at one end, a pair of operating levers on the free end portions of the jaws, means for seeming the jaws in closed position on the post, and pins securing the spring on the jaws and engageable in the post for anchoring the clamp thereon.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,057,057 Reid Oct. 13, 1936 2,128,888 Pierpoint Aug. 30, 1938 

